Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
[spesisl Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzErTE1
M.rurncroN d @ Inne % 1851


rs,esisl Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETTE]
WASHINGTON. D. c., June %, 1887.
FIX. Senator John F. Lewis is here, and has
suffered the misfortune OF losing the signt
of an eve. The stiliction came painlessly
on, and he was not even aware OF the loss
until probably mouth after the eye was
hind. He is entirely well in other respects,
snd as indomitable in spirit and as graphic
and outspoken in his opinion OF politics ana
nnblic affairs as ever. The GAZETTE is APP
parently favorite of the ex-senator 1t al
wavs treats him fairly and it rarely denies
his views on current political themes. To
an inquiry after the political situation in
Virginia, the old war horse showed much of
the vigor and fire of other days. He said:
1.-The republicans can hardly hope to carry
our State under existing circumstances.
With Malone not at their head, or absent
in Europe or some other far.of land, they
might but with a years Senatorship de-
pending. and Mahone's election TO 1t the
main object of the campaign, the INDECENT
democrats will shake themselves up and
pitch in for victory"
GAZETTE Then he is fine stlmulant,
YOU think, for the democrats?"
Eyes; better than hop bltters, iron and
strychnine or any other tonic in the market.
His hand, you know, was not in the last
FIGHT for congressman at all, and the party
won good victory. He gave no money to
the election had nothing to do with the man
agement OF it, and so all the candidates
have told me. It's peculiar, but his APP
pearance az the boss of our party lighting
against the democrats appears to act or.
their rank aud file just like red rag when
shook at turkey gobbler."
GAZETTE-"Did you mean to say like
red flag when flashed in bulls eye"
mo; said turkey gobbler, and the tur-
kew gobbler democracy of Virginia with
Malone shook in their faces will gobble
us ND unless orr plan of fight is changed
from what it is now understood TO be"
GAZETTE this opinion concurred IN
by any of your other leaders 2"
IVES, many of them. There is Sam.
Yost, for instance, who edits one OF the
ablest republican papers in the country. He
saws we are beat if the campaign is run on
the one man idea, with boss rule weighing
down the party. Malone has q wonderful
brain, quick and comprehensive, with great
mower of concentration, but he is too selfish
and intolerant for a popular leader. In fact,
he is so heartily hated by the democrats
ing force whenever he is personally and
conspcuously 10 the frort."
GAzErrE-"Who will the republicans
nominate for the Presidency next year 2"
"Why Blaine, if he wants the nomination,
aud he will beat Cleveland easily if they
run against each other again."
GAZETTE-"What will the democrats do
with their Senatorship after beating Ma
hone?"
"Why, they ought to give it to Barbour
1t is an honest debt they owe him and they
will hardly repudiate it the second time. l
prefer him to any democrat in the State.
Barbour is the greatest political organizer
in the whole country. His cool, even tenn
per fits him in q high degree for party leader
ship. II he is - tyrant nobody knows it..
He's got more solid sense than all the other
organizers put together whom they have
had at their head since the war. | told
Malone this after the Lynchburg conven-
ton put Barbour in charge but he contemp-
tuously denied it. Kelley and other mana
gers they had had in the lead had been
playthings, Malone said, in his hands. and
Barbour would amount to no moro than
they He wished the democrats would or
could give him 81 leader fit 10 be contest
ant. Well, he found out his mistake when
it was too late. Now, the democrats have
the Offices to give, or, at least, the power OF
promising to give them they have the
most money, too, and, above all, they have
the election machinery and the count in
their hands In the big county of Rocking
ham don't believe that under the organi-
cation OF Barbour there were twenty DEM
ocrats who stayed away from the polls in
the campaign which first endorsed Ma
hone"
The ex Senator was in the best of humor, said
he had no personal oticnso against Malone and
hoped to live long enough to see the republicans
win both in the State and the nation. Ho was
quito amusing in much that he said, especially in
his description OF n visit When here last to the
committee room OF Malone, where he found three
or four clerks busiy engaged in directing the
distribution OF some of the Senator's circulars.
And Judge of my surprise" he said, Ito lind my
old freud Lewis Mckenzie backing some OF the
envelopes and cheerfuly assisting in this bust
ness. 1t had Only been short time before that
INV ola friend was vehement in his dcnuncatiOn
of the little boss
Tho distinguished Japanese visitors were re-
ceived by Secretary Bayard this morning and
were escorted to tie White House where they
were introduced to the President
Tho vacancy in the Office of chief OF the divis-
ion OF mercantile marine, Treasury Department,
caused bv the resignation of Mr.. Lyman, VIII not
he filled, rs Secretary Fairchild has decided TO
consolidate that division with the division OF cap
iurod and abandoned property ana TO retain MIR.
David Dixie, now chief of the latter alVisiou' rs
chief of the consolidated divisions.
AcctDENr ON THE 3. AND o. Il. R.-The